The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) North Central Region provides interstate and state highway construction updates for the following counties in north central Wisconsin: Adams, Green Lake, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara and Wood counties.

Construction schedules may fluctuate pending weather conditions and crew availability.

Forest County

Highway: US 8
Location: WIS 55 to Otter Creek Road
Schedule: April 14 to Nov. 18, 2025
Project description: The project will include:

• Milling the existing pavement and resurfacing it with new asphalt areas along US 8 within the project limits except for the section between Fire Keeper and Bug Lake roads.
• Removing the climbing lane from Grandview Avenue to High View Drive and improving storm water drainage in the area.
• Reconfiguring the lanes between Wildwood and Grandview avenues.
• Making profile and horizontal adjustments on US 8 between Fire Keeper and Bug Lake roads.
• Grading slopes and removing cable guard throughout the corridor at existing cable guard locations.
• Replacing several culvert pipes.

Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install erosion control and landscaping throughout the projects.
• Continue installing railing and signs
• Install pavement marking
• Construct snowmobile crossings
• Begin finishing items

Traffic impacts:

• Traffic will encounter shoulder closures and flaggers at various times throughout the project limits listed above through Nov. 18.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us8forest/

 

Iron County

Highway: US 51
Location: Iron Street to US 2
Schedule: July 17 to November 2025
Project description: Crews will replace curb and gutter, pave the highway, update curb ramps and place new pavement markings.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Continue landscaping
• Repair and stain the retaining wall
• Work on retaining wall on Southwest Maple

Traffic impacts: Motorists will encounter flaggers.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us51iron-us2/

 

Highway: US 2
Location: Wisconsin/Michigan Border Bridge
Schedule: July 28 to Nov. 7, 2025
Project description: The project will overlay the deck on the US 2 bridge on the Wisconsin/Michigan border in Iron County. The approach slabs and guardrail on the Michigan side of the river will be replaced. Construction will begin at the US 2 and US 51 round about to east of the Montreal River.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install guardrail
• Pave the asphalt
• Install pavement markings and protective surface treatment
• Continue restoration

Traffic impacts:

• US 2 eastbound – Inside lane and shoulder closure; one eastbound lane open to traffic
• US 2 westbound – Inside lane and shoulder closure; one westbound lane open to traffic

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us2bridge/

 

Langlade County

Highway: US 45
Location: Clinic Street to Otter Lake Lane, Elcho
Schedule: May 5 to Nov. 15, 2025
Project description: Crews will:

• Replace the asphalt pavement and supporting gravel base
• Replace deteriorated curb and gutter
• Extend new curb and gutter along the west side of US 45 at south limits to Clinic Street and along east side US 45 at northern limits across from Bluebird Alley
• Replace the storm sewer system
• Upgrade curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards
• Assess street lighting through the corridor
• Install new sidewalk on east side of US 45 from Clinic Street to Cole Street
• Maintain 12-foot travel lanes and 10-foot shoulders from Cole Street to County K
• Install 12-foot travel lanes and 4-foot shoulders from Clinic Street to Cole Street and County K to Bluebird Alley

Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Begin backfilling behind curb and gutter
• Pour the curb and gutter gaps
• Pave the base layer asphalt
• Install signs and erosion control

Traffic impacts:

• Motorists can expect to see drums. Traffic is one lane in each direction using traffic signals.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/us45langlade/

 

Marathon County

Highway: WIS 29
Location: Purple Martin Lane to Little Rib River
Schedule: June 2 to Nov. 7, 2025
Project description: Crews will mill and overlay the road, repave the WIS 107, County O and 72nd Street ramps and replace of guardrail as needed.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Apply the high friction surface treatment on the passing lane in the westbound direction on WIS 29
• Complete seeding and apply erosion material at several locations along the project. They will also be removing the silt fence and inlet protection that are no longer necessary
• Continue to work on the pavement markings on WIS 29 in both directions around the other various work operations
• Mill in the outside shoulder rumble strips in the eastbound direction on WIS 29 next to the high friction surface treatment area

Traffic impacts:

• The driving lane is closed in both the eastbound and westbound directions on WIS 29 from Purple Martin Lane to the Little Rib River.

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis29ribriver/

Highway: WIS 29
Location: Clark County Line to County E South
Schedule: June 9 to Nov. 7, 2025
Project description: Crews will patch deteriorated areas of concrete pavement along the westbound lanes, replace the westbound off ramp at Silver Maple Lane with concrete pavement, replace the asphalt shoulders, update the guardrail within the project limits and update the curb ramps along WIS 13 at the westbound WIS 29 ramps.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Pave the asphalt layer on median intersections on WIS 29 westbound
• Seal the shoulders on WIS 29 westbound and Spruce Street off Ramp
• Place base material for shoulders on WIS 29 and Spruce Street off Ramp
• Install WIS 29 westbound rumble strips
• Apply WIS 29 westbound pavement markings
• Begin removing the temporary crossover
• Install pavement markings on WIS 29 eastbound
• Install guardrail and cable barrier

Traffic impacts:

• WIS 29 eastbound lane closure from WIS 13 to County E South to Nov. 7
• WIS 29 westbound lane closure from County E South to WIS 13 to Nov. 7
• WIS 29 westbound off ramp closure to Spruce Street from July 15 to Nov. 7

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis29mararthon/

 

Highway: WIS 29
Location: WIS 97 and WIS 107 bridges
Schedule: Sept. 2 to Nov. 7, 2025
Project description: Crews will replace the polymer overlays, perform concrete surface repairs on bridge decks and replace guardrail.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

Grade the slopes at each quadrant on the WIS 107 structure. They will also complete the seeding and apply the erosion material on the slopes.

Finish picking up the traffic control items on WIS 107 that are pulled off on to the shoulders.

Traffic impacts:

• No traffic impacts anticipated

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis29bridges/

 

Vilas County

Highway: WIS 17
Location: Culvert Replacement, US 45 to Phelps
Schedule: Aug. 11 to Nov. 7, 2025
Project description: Crews will replace culverts and reconstruct the section of roadway above the culvert.
Anticipated work scheduled: Crews will:

• Install pavement markings
• Begin finishing items

Traffic impacts:

• Motorists may encounter single lane closures with flaggers

Website: https://projects.511wi.gov/wis17vilas/